McDonald County vs Miller County

A side-by-side comparison of McDonald County and Miller County: population, income, housing, and more.

McDonald County and Miller County are counties in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Miller County has the higher population (25,081 vs 23,492 in McDonald County). Miller County has the higher median household income ($55,172 vs $48,145 in McDonald County). Miller County has the higher median home value ($169,800 vs $134,100 in McDonald County).

Population, income & housing

	McDonald County	Miller County
Population	23,492	25,081
Median age	38.1 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,145	$55,172
Median home value	$134,100	$169,800
Median gross rent	$764	$724
Housing units	9,807	12,508
Homeownership rate	67.8%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McDonald County	Miller County
Population	22,782 → 23,492 (+3.1%)	25,201 → 25,081 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$41,643 → $48,145 (+15.6%)	$47,171 → $55,172 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$110,500 → $134,100 (+21.4%)	$136,800 → $169,800 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $764 (+21.1%)	$677 → $724 (+6.9%)

McDonald County

Population

22,78223,492

Median household income

$41,643$48,145

Median home value

$110,500$134,100

Median gross rent

$631$764

Miller County

Population

25,20125,081

Median household income

$47,171$55,172

Median home value

$136,800$169,800

Median gross rent

$677$724

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McDonald County	Miller County
Under 5	6.5%	6.0%
5 to 17	19.1%	17.5%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.6%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	14.3%
65 to 74	9.6%	11.5%
75 and over	6.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McDonald County	Miller County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.7%	93.7%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	10.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McDonald County	Miller County
No high school diploma	18.7%	10.5%
High school graduate	40.8%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McDonald County	Miller County
Drove alone	76.5%	80.5%
Carpooled	11.5%	11.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	6.0%
Other means	2.5%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McDonald County	Miller County
1-unit, detached	64.4%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.5%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	25.2%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	McDonald County	Miller County
Poverty rate	17.2%	14.6%
Average household size	2.74	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1986	1985